The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-10-25
THURSDAY, October 9th.

to defendant.
THURSDAY, October 9th.
Court resumed at 10 o'clock.
Alice Howard Waite Is called. and testifes
| came to the country in February, 1856
stopped 1t Hawaiian Hotel for few days
| and went afterwards to Mrs Hovt's; tooE
the name of Alice Waite; first saw Mr.. Glib
son ut Mrs. boyt's about the 9th or 10th OF
| July; he came only to the gate first time
might have been week after when he came
into the house; preparations were made for
| his visits on subsequent occasions by Mrs.
| hoyt, chairs being moved off verauda aud
| Mr.. hoyt, If at home, withdrawing to the
next house; he called about twice week or
perhaps more; he would be received in my
| sisters private sitting room; | was some
| times present at the commencement of these
visits, but never remained IN the room dur
ing the whole visit; always left the room
| soon after he came in; understood his visits
| TO be 10 my sister alone; Mr.. Gibson held
] public office at the time-that of premier:
| remained at Mrs. Hoyt's until the latter
| part of ctober; FIRST time he came he had a
| gray shawl on his arm; twice ne came in a
| carriage, once he wore an overcoat.
Witness IN answer to counsel related cir
| cumStauces of sundry visits and meetings
! that took place between the plaintiff and
! defendant.
| Reason of secrecy was that Mr.. Gibson
| being III q public position his actions were
ilble to be talked about, and my sister was
| in a business that brought her in much con-
tact with the public; he made some in the
! irst week of October: on the 9th October
| | sailed for Maui; Mrs. Domuls and His
Majesty We're on the same steamer; Mr..
| Gibson WAS at the wharf among others; my
sister had come dow. 10 see me off; she and
MIR. Gibson met there; he shook hands with
I 81. II
called at drs. dOyt'S at hllf-pdSt Seve l and
| would remain perhaps to ten, never later;
he acted at these visits as if he admired my
sister very much; would infer more from his
manner tn IN hls words that he was very
much in love with her; rem lined i'll Maui
bllO and other places until about the
middle of December: frs heard OF an en-
9aGement, So far as l can recOilect In Jan
uary; did not speak to Mr.. Gibson of the
engagement; had my own reasons for not
doing so; heard some conversation between
Mr. Gibson and nus sister about her engage
meut: | heard my sister ask Mr.. Gibson if he
had Informed his family of their engagement;
he said, no, am coming to 1t very s1on;
my sister asked if his daughter would object
to it; he SAID the relations were such between
himself and his daughter, bis daughters
f. mlly and ne all living IN the same house,
that his daughter had long ago ceased to
think OF him as going TO get IN Irried again;
he would explain the matter to his daughter
and rs she always took his happiness into
account. sle would be reasonable; he did not
think His Majesty could spare hun to 90 to
the Coast; he spoke of a delightful retreat on
one of the other islands where they could
spend the honeymoon; later on, after His
NJ ljesty could spare him, he might 90 to the
Coast; ne would not prefer san Francisco
himself, would rIther 60 to Southern Califor-
MA; he addressed my sister as my darling,
L.. 4. IL
her good bye; this was not the only occasion
on which he kissed her good bye, | saw him
kiss her good bye several times; | know that
he kissed her many other times; one morn
ing he called about ten O'Clock; my sister
VAS comSln9 her hair: l went out and placed
chairs on the verandah; he said she had
beautiful hair, that he desired she should
not thin 1t In any manner; no, my darling,
you must promise me that you do nothing of
the kind; Mr.. Gibson spoke of their future
residence on King street; spoke of making al
teratiOns and repairs on his house; ne would
have a whole acre of roses planted; overheard
him say that although his hair was white he
trusted she would love him none the
less; although his hair was gray, his heart
was young; he always wore black dress coat;
he said he never knew how he had existed I'M
til after he had met her; my sister brushed
his coat and bathed his hair with cologne.
Whose cologne was 1t?
Well, | thought at the time it was hers, but
| had to renew mine mex day; he used to
come IN a cIrriage, and | noticed that a car
riage usually waited for him; he would enter
the gate nearest our rooms; on another ocoa-
sion be went to the parlor of the house;
left Mrs. Dudoit for Maui about the 18th
March, found the date by article in the
GAZETTE, to which her attention was called
when IN Waiuku; returned in two or three
weeks; came back to attend the wedding;
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take the books they had ordered because
they heard my sister was going to marry MIR.
Gibson; arrived in Honolulu, to the hest of
NV recollection, on the 9th April; SAW Mr..
Gibson after my return; my sister had
changed her rooms at Mrs. Dudoit's house;
he called at Mrs. Dudoit's, IN the parlor,
asked for my sister; | conducted him to my
sisters room upstairs; my sister and myself
removed from Mrs. DudOit's some time after
this. owing To my having a lame foot that
made 1t painful for me to 90 up and down
the stairs; We removed to the Central House,
Alakea street; since Mr. Gibson disappeared,
we have resided in Honolulu; | had intended
to leave for Sacramento. but remained here
on account of things L had heard.
Where we're You born and brought up?
Neumann objected to the question. He
did not want any more family history.
Cross-examined-Ih name | took when |
came here was taken at the suggestion of Mr..
Bancroft: inferred from Mr.. Gibson man
ner that be would prefer me to 60; no one
invited me to retire; the appointments as to
MIR. Gibson's visits. tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, were told me by my sister; Mrs.
Hpyt took an interest in arranging for Mr..
GibsOu's visits, solely through her good will
and kno wing that Sir. Gibson being in pub
lie life, MS acts would be made subject
Of common talk, and my sister was in pub
lie situation; and Mrs. Hoyt did not wish
either party to be publicly talked about
cannot state the date of his last visit, in Oc-
tober before went to Maui; from what | saw
and heard at that time / would not judge
that there WIS auy love between them: know
Of no special condolences between them such
rs would be supposed to exist between people
masking love TO each other; at the time MIR.
Gibson met Us on the wharf he did not show
that he knew of my going or OF my sisters
not going; the first time | saw MIR. Gibson
after my return from Maui, on New Years
Day, l understood his visit then to be of a
general character; the conversation about
the proposed repairs on his house on King
street occurred about the latter part of
February IL my sisters room; neither of
these conversations took place in Mr.. Glib
sons house; Cannot tell the time that